Presbyterian College’s best and brightest students and faculty members took the spotlight Thursday for the college’s annual Arts & Sciences Honors Day celebration.

In addition to the Honors Day Symposium featuring student research in arts and sciences, PC also announced award winners during its annual Honors Day convocation.

Assistant professor of psychology Dr. Stephanie Freis was this year’s convocation keynote speaker.

Dr. Laura Crary
Professor of the Year

Noah Dylan Burkett
Outstanding Senior

Professor of art history Dr. Laura Crary was named Professor of the Year, while Noah Dylan Burkett was named OutstandingSenior for 2022. Both will speak at PC’s commencement ceremony on May 14.

Dr. Emily Taylor
Orr Faculty Research Fellow

Associate professor of English Dr. Emily Taylor was presented this year’s Dr. Kenneth B. Orr Faculty Research Fellow. The Orr Fellowship was created in memory of Orr, the college’s president emeritus, who passed away in 2016.

Dr. Margo Petukh
Freymeyer Award for Meritorious Scholarship

This year’s Dr. Robert H. Freymeyer Award for Meritorious Scholarship was presented to assistant professor of biology Dr. Margo Petukh. The Freymeyer Award was created in honor of professor emeritus of sociology Dr. Bob Freymeyer, who spearheaded PC’s creation of the Honors Day Symposium and was a champion for student research.

Other award winners were:

Departmental Awards

Jessica Kate Leeman – Outstanding Senior in Accounting

Meredith Kathryn Moore – Outstanding Senior in Analytics

Angel Lee-Ann Reese – Outstanding Senior in Art

Sierra Nicole Turbeville – Outstanding Senior in Biochemistry

Jaden Michelle Kar-Yun Yam – Outstanding Senior in Biology

Sara Martinez – Outstanding Senior in Chemistry

Nicholas Dylan McKinney – Outstanding Senior in Economics

Hannah Laurel McElroy – Outstanding Senior in Education

Brittney Nicole Atkins – Outstanding Senior in English

Alexis Nicole Crider – Outstanding Senior in French

Grayson Andrew Horton – Outstanding Senior in History

Jake Frederick Klimpel – Outstanding Senior in Management

Dillon Joshua Snead – Outstanding Senior in Mathematics

Jarrett Douglas Nagy – Outstanding Senior in Physics

Seth Perkins Bannister – Outstanding Senior in Political Science

Jaden Michelle Kar-Yun Yam – Outstanding Senior in Psychology

Marley Ashton Bickley – Outstanding Senior in Southern Studies

Sara Martinez – Outstanding Senior in Spanish

Virginia Butler Long – Outstanding Senior in Sociology

Leadership, Service, and Scholarship Awards

Jack and Jane Presseau Community Service Award – Hallie Alyssa Keisler and Noah Dylan Burkett

Fraternity Scholastic Award – Theta Chi

Sorority Scholastic Award – Alpha Delta Pi

American Legion Awards – Meredith Kathryn Moore and Grayson Andrew Horton

Creative Writing Award – Orion Kenneth Griffin

Joseph O. Nixon Leadership Award – Seth Perkins Bannister

Billy Tiller Award – Jarrett Douglas Nagy

Frank Dudley and Catherine Wyman Jones Award – Andrew Whitley Mangum

Harry S. Dent Christian Lay Leadership Award – Kennedy Bailey Wright

Joseph Graham Miller Award – Nicholas Dylan McKinney

Jane Hammet Award – Jaiden Paige Tweed

Wall Street Journal Award – Grace Eun-Hye Wanliss

Jean Kirkley Award – Hayley Alice Steves

Dr. Eric A. Johnson Fellows – Emily Denise Gardner, Hallie Alyssa Keisler, and Jaden Michelle Kar-Yun Yam